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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 90 - Chapter 9: UAD Delay Compensation
Host Application
Settings
For optimum results, the “Plug-in Delay Compensation” option setting should
be enabled in the host application. This will provide automatic latency com-
pensation when UAD plug-ins are used on track inserts (and
sends/groups/buses if full compensation is supported), so the UAD Delay-
Comp will not have to be used. This option is usually found in the audio or
plug-in preferences window. The specific location of the setting for this option
within some popular applications is as follows:
• Cubase 5.x: Options Menu>Audio Setup>System...
• Nuendo 1.x, Cubase SX 1.x: File Menu>Preferences>VST
• Cubase SX 2/3, Nuendo 2/3: Always on.
(Steinberg’s Constrain Delay Compensation feature can be used to disable
delay compensation on individual plug-ins: Devices Menu>Plug-in Informa-
tion)
• Emagic Logic Audio (PC): Options Menu>Preferences>Audio Preferences...
• Apple Logic Pro: Preferences>Audio...
• MOTU Digital Performer 4.5+: Setup menu>Configure Audio System>Con-
figure Studio Settings...
• Cakewalk Sonar, Sony applications, Mackie Tracktion: Automatic.
(No preference for enabling/disabling other than turning off or removing
plug-ins that require delay compensation.
• Samplitude: Options Menu>Project Properties>Mixer Setup...
(Project independent; session file must be open to configure)
• Ableton Live: Options>Delay Compensation
UAD Delay Compensator
The UAD Delay Compensator (DelayComp for short) is a simple plug-in which
can be used to synchronize unprocessed tracks with those that are processed
by UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It provides a mechanism of delay compensation for
situations when the host application does not implement automatic plug-in la-
tency compensation, such as on sends, groups, and buses (see Table 6 on
page 89).
Figure 21. The UAD Delay Compensator plug-in window